HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1956-03-01, Page 644fAINV,E. 14IRSTai
"Dear ' nne Hirst: How I wish
my daughter had heeded your
warnings to young girls about
going with just one boy! Her
first love affair has ended, and
she is heartbroken. A week ago
the boy told her he thought they
were too young to go steady;
they're 16. His mother says he
loves my girl, but he doesn't
know what he wants for the
future. Lately he's been going
with a fast crowd and he has
changed a lot.
"More than once I pleaded
with her to date other boys, too;
she had plenty of chances, but
she thought the idea was silly:
she was so happy with him she
couldn't bear to waste an even-
ing, as she called it.... I have
reminded her now there is plen-
ty of time to meet someone else,
but she says she can't get him
off her mind. How I wish I
could comfort her!
"As you often predict, she
lost et ,tact with other friends
while she was dating him. Now
she seems lost. Can you advise
:me?
FIRST LOVE PANGS
* How cruel are the pangs of
* first love! They strik, deep
* intothe heart of a youngster,
* who is not schooled to disap-
* pointment. Dating anyone else
* seems disloyal and she can-
* no' pear the thought; far bet
ter to hug grief to her young
* bosorn and drown in self-pity.
* Of course you will not en-
* courage the girl to feel guilty
* because she cannot forget the
* boy; it would be strange if
* she did. Time, and cultivating
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'" other young men, will dull her
* sorrow. It should not take
* long to swing her back to her
* former group,
* Winter evenings attract in-
* door gatherings, and it will be
* easy for you to open your
* home to her schoolmates and
* their beaux, with an occasion-
al extra boy to brighten the
* scene. Get in touch with par-
* eats you know and arrange
* such evenings frequently dor-
* ing the next few months; after
" that, I think your daughter
* will manage for herself.
* Sin.. this boy has thrown
* himself into a different and
* less desirable crowd, it is just
as well your daughter does
not 'late him. Later, when he
* has learned to discriminate, he
* will appreciate her all the
* more and, we can hope, be
°' eager to see her again.
* Other teen-agers who read
* this today will do well to re-
member your girl's experience
* and distribut= their dates am-
* ong se,eral boys at a time.
* Then if a lad gets restless (as
* boys will), they'll have others
a* -to r ,ieve their loneliness..
* Your daughter is intelligent
* and smart, and she will not
* make this mistake soon again.
* Your assurance that her plight
* is not uncommon will help re-
* coni "e her just now and guide
* her in 'he future, How fortu-
• nate you are that she confides
• in you!
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"Dear Anne Hirst: I am in my
teens and I want your help. A
nice boy has asked me several
times for dates and I've always
refused. I first told him 1 had
another engagement; then he
asked for my phone number and
I said I w,.s never home. Fin-
ally he got tired of it, and now I
don't see him any more.
"I couldn't date him; Anne
Hirst, because my parents don't
allow me to go out with boys.
How can I persuade them to let
boys call me up and take me
out? Your answers to other
girls have helped me more than
once - but how about this one?
TEEN-AGER"
I know how embarrassing it
is to admit your parents forbid
* your dating, but it only shows
• they are more careful than
* some others. It is nothing to
* be asi,amed of.
* Why didn't you tell the boy
* the truth -and add, "a.,k me
* next term, maybe I can then?"
* Since you fibbed about it, he
* probably thinks you see other
* lads and just don't care about
• going with him; when the
* time comes for you to date
* boys, that idea will mike it
* harder to arouse his interest
* again.
* Most parents who recuse to
let their daughters go out with
* boys have no objection to the
* girls' entertaining both boys
and girls in their homes and
* going out in groups together.
• Perhaps your mother and
* father will let you invite your
• friends in, unless they con-
* sider you too young even for
* that. Your signature is a bit
* confusing; after all, a girl 13
• is a teen-ager and so is a 19-
' year-old.
If your young daughter is dat-
ing only one boy, explain how
uneconomic the habit is. En-
courage other' young men you
know, so she will have a choice
and not be suddenly be left
dateless. Anne Hirst's wisdom
and safe guidance await you;
write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh-
teenth St., New Toronto, Ont.
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If "fisherman" is the term used
for a man who caches fish, then
perhaps "manfiisher" would be
the appropriate terms used tor
a fish who eats man! The Pir-
anha travels in schools which
rend and devour any wounded
man or beast in a few minutes.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT - You're looking at three pretty girls -the
photographer says. He took this picture in $kane, a province in
southern Sweden. Weather the is usually pretty mild, but
cold snap brought protective headgear like this into vogue.
NOSEY - Put tha' kilt doon, lassie. Ye dinrw need t' take the'
sign so literally. Four-year-old Jill Smith bows to curiosity to
find out what the Scottish -clad mannequin is wearing under its
kilt. The sign at its feet asks the question of visitors to the open-
ing ceremonies of Thomaston's new mill, which makes under-
wear.
HRONICLES
'L.kiiNGERF�tac'I4
This feels like the morning
after -as it definitely is! The
morning following a visit from
Dee, Arthur, Dave and Honey.
David I might add, has fully re-
covered from all his troubles
and is now very much a live
wire. That is why today feels
like .the, 'morning after. Of
course he has become badly
spoilt, especially in regard to
meals, so I imagine his mother
is going to have quite a time
getting everything back to nor-
mal - partly because she seems
very run-down herself and
hardly able to cope with David's
exuberant spirits. What a tre-
mendous power of come -back
children apparently possess. To
look at Dave now it seems im-
possible that a little while ago
he was so sick.
Yesterday was such a lovely
day we were thinking they
would be here, but as the after-
noon wore on we began to give
up hope. Then they arrived and
the reason for the delay was
an accident on the Queen Eliza-
beth Way that held up traffic
for over an hour. However, they
finally got here - and pre-
sumably they got back again
safe and sound. Knowing what
the traffic is like takes away
half the pleasure of having one's
family come to visit. Yes, pa-
rents get plenty of headaches
these days when their children
are travelling the highways.
And then the children arrive
and say in surprise - "What on
earth were you worrying about?
We were all right!"
that is no reason why publishers
are not too concerned about the
effect of television on the read-
ing public. I think what I enjoy
most is the telecast of a well-
known story. "Robinhood", for
instance. The scenery, character-
ization and the stage 'props' are
just about perfect. No doubt it
was produced primarily for
juvenile entertainment but it
takes an adult to appreciate
such an artistic and authentic
production.
Well, the weather has been
making the news again. I can't
imagine what England is like in
such exteremely cold weather.
I heard one announcer say it is
the coldest winter since 1892.
That is a little before my time
but I heard my mother speak
of that year quite often. It was
the year when the River Stour
in Suffolk froze solid for six
weeks and my father used to
skate along the river to a near-
by village, a distance of over
three miles. Here, at home, we
have a little of everything. One
day, after a six-inch snowfall,
the snow in the lane was soft
and skiddish. I got stuck at the
top ofour lane because the
back wheels wouldn't follow
the front wheels which resulted
in the car doing a sort of crab -
walk. The next day, at the
bottom of the lane, I waited for
traffic to pass before driving on
to the highway. That did it.
When I tried to start up again
the wheels spun and I was down
to ice. Partner had to come to
the rescue with ashes. Oh, for
a car with snow-tiresl But alas,
snow -tires are what you can't
get for an English car. However,
I felt a little better when I saw
.. a tow -truck coming along with
a big, newish -looking car trail-
ing behind.
Anothex thing happened last
week which must have come as
of
quite
the Familytoy Hera many . readersethe
Well, in view of the current
talk on a national health plan
we asked Dee and Art what
Dave's illness had cost them.
The answer . 3750 for has-
pitilizatinn, plus special nurses,
surgical and medical care. There
were also incidental expenses
which brou".ht the total cost
close to $1,000, partly covered by
insurance. There you have a
pretty fair sample of what it
means to bring an ordinary child
beer to normal health.
Compare that with the ever-
present financial burden which
many parents must carry who
have a retarded or permanent-
ly afflicted child in the family.
I ask you - do we need a Na-
tin"al Health Plan in Canada?
'1'o get on to a lighter topic.
We are still enjoying our tele-
vision hut we have reached the
point of weighing its advan-
tages and disadvantages. Watch-
ing and listening to a good
story is quite a pleasure - up
to a point - the point of 1,o re-
turn. 1f there comes an inter-
ruption before the story is over
well, that's that. You can't
turn off the set and then go
back again to get the finish of
the story. Of course everyone
known that - but knowing and
realising are t w o different
things. So for real story enjoy-
ment 1 would say stick to a book
' or magazine. You can always
go back to the printed word and
find the story exactly where you
left it - unless, in the case of
a weekly newspaper, someone
takes the magazinesection to
light the kitchen tire. Maybe
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Always Dependable
dealth of Maud M. Kerr, wo-
men's editor. Mrs. Kerr was an
energetic but kindly and sym-
pathetic soul, who had won a
place for herself in the hearts
of many of her readers. Her
kindly, down-to-earth philosophy
was nearly always present in her
"weekly editorials, which were
read and quoted by so many
who were helped by her wis-
dom and tolerance.
Modern
dern
Etiquette...
.
Q. Would it be proper for the
parents of a girl who has eloped
to give a reception for the
couple when they return?
A. This would be perfectly
proper.
Q. When is it correct to place
the dinner knife across the up-
per right edge of the plate?
A. Only after the knife has
been used. ilnusel implements
should be left where they are
placed on the table.
Q. When one has received an
invitation two weeks in advance
of a large dinner party in a
friend's home, when should one
acknowledge this invitation?
. A. Immediately. There is
nothing so inconsiderate as
.keeping a hostess waiting for a
reply to such an invitation.
Q. How should the invitation
to act as a godparent be extend-
ed?
A. Either verbally or by for-
mal note. The request can hard-
ly be refused, and one should
consider it an honor to be asked
to stand sponsor for a child.
Q. What should a man do if
he is uncertain whether or not
to remove his hat?
A. Good rule for him to fol-
low is, when in doubt, remove
the hat.
Q. Certain relatives and
friends of mine persist in kiss-
ing me on the mouth when
greeting me. Without seeming
rude, would it be proper for me
to turn my cheek to them?
A. A good suggestion is that
you kiss the approaching friend
quickly on the cheek before she
has a chance at you.
Q. May one use a small piece
of bread for dipping up the
gravy that is left on one's plate?
A. It is bad manners, to "wipe
up" the gravy with a piece of
bread held in the fingers. How-
ever, it is all right to place the
bread down in the gravy, and
then eat it with a fork.
Q. How does one correctly ad -
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dress an envelope to two un-
married sisters?
A. "The Misses—Johnson.'
Q. Is it really considered
proper to eat the olive or cherry
in one's cocktail glass?
A. There is nothing al all
wrong with this.
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ISSUE 9 - 1956
HIS FEET ARE WARM -His
ears are cold, but 33 floors
straight up on the RCA build-
ing in New York City is no
place to get cold feet. This
goose -pimply picture of win-
dow washer Pete Lorge at work
shows Rockefeller Center's
skating rink in the dizzying
background.
,TRIUMPH ON ICE-Tenley Albright, 1954's champion 'United
States woman figure skater and onetime polio victim, cuts a. neat
figure as she skates for dirties at Stowe, Vt. Her skating comon-
n d the community's 1956 Manch of Dimes campaign.
ttration opened